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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-02-26

Editor DIAMOND DRILL,

Editor DIAMOND DRILL,
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kirby-Carpenter Co.'S teams hauled "a
load of logs which scaled 7,2i9 feet and
claims the broom. Last week John
Grant hauled with single team over an
one mile road ~ load of pine logs that
scaled 1878 feet, all green timber and
think lac should carry the broom.
Yours truly,
A ScALEI,.
MAsroDoN, Mich, February "a, 1887.
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cKsrA FALLS IRON COUNTY, MICHIGAN SATURDAY FEBRUARY s 1887
The National tribune., 1887-01-13
New HAMPSHIRE at Fort Harrison.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: have been
sorry to see the disagreement concernin ing
the capture of Fort Harrison. Still, |
think all are right as far as their memory
serves them; for / think the First Division,
Eighteenth Corps, charged, and not any single
brigade. But when it is stated that my regi-
ment or brigade did not participate, / rise to
object Before / saw any other officer in the
fort-I mean the part of the fort / was in, be-
tween the large traverse and the river-I had
nearly 40 men formed in line on our colors
They were from all, or nearly all, the regi-
ments in our division, and knew but few
of them, Col. White, the rebel commander
surrendered to me, leading up his horse and
handing me his sword. i sent him to the rear
10 the commanding officer by soldier who
was nearest TO me at the time-sword, horse
and all.
moment later helped turn and fire rebel
gun being handled by some Co. X boys of our
regiment, and others did not know Just
then / saw Gen. Burnham on the pRrapet next
the river. He recognized me and spoke to me
but learned soon after that he was killed i'm
erse. Our regiment lost IL officers in killed,
wounded and missing, and SO men. Lieut..
Thompson was killed on one side of me and
Lieut.. Wheeler wounded on tho other side lust
as we left the cover of the woods in the first OF
the charge. Capt. Forbush was killed after he
got into the fort. Our Colonel afterwards GEN
eral) Stevens and Lieut.-Col. Smith, of our
regiment, were Wounded.-L. q. OLIVER, First
Lieutenant, Co. ], 18th n. H., Worthington,
MINI.
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EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Some of the
members Of the Fifth Cavalry Division take
umbrage at my article in reply TO Comrade
Surby. What j have to say in the matter is
that i have no quarrel with the Fifth Tor
Hatchs) Division, but on the contrary have al
ways expressed my opinion of il in the highest
terms, and paid high tribute TO that Divis-
ion in the article written by me and published
in your columns. They evidently lodged the
ISSUE for nowhere i'm that article did i deny
that the division had charged and taken forts
at Nashville in December, 1864.
There were but two points at issue between
Comrade Surby and myself The first was the
position which he claimed that division occu-
pied, namely, the extreme right of Thomass
line, which was, as / stated, occupied by the
Sixth Division, and if any forts had been
charged on the extreme right 10 would have
been done by the Sixth Division. There
could not have been forts charged then and
there, for no forts were there, nor even
earthworEs, in the bottom between
Granny White Ferry and the Cumberland
River. That was the point j aimed to
make in my former article, that. as stated here,
no forts were charged on ThOmas's right at the
time referred TO. 1t will be seen by reference
10 the former article that i say: "Wherever
that division was during the fight il was doing
its duty"
The second point is where Comrade Surby
said that on Dec. % Christmas Day, Ham
mond's Brigade Of Knipe's Division took the
advance, and that the 9Th Iowa took the ad-
vance of the brigade" He was correct when
he said the 9th Iowa took the advance and
charged Pulaski, but was wide of the mark
when he said il was Hammond's Brigade; for
the 9th Iowa did not belong to Hammond's
Brigade nor 10 Knipes Division, but belonged
just where j placed it in my article. In this
and the foregoing every member of the 9TH
Ohio Cav. or 9th Iowa Cav. will bear me out
RICHARD c. RANKIN, Captain Co. E, 9TH Ohio
Cav Ripley D,
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Those PIucly aPaner- Collar SoIdIers.,

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: see that the
controversy in regard TO the battle Of Lookout
Mountain is still raging. Please allow me TO
depart from my advice Of a few weeks ago and
put in my protest against any one trying, in
the face of all history reports etc, 10 steal the
honor Of that well earned victory from the
white Star Division" Of the Twentieth Corps
on Lookout Mountain, Nov. "a 1868. We who
were there know where We were just as well as
man that weighs a ton"
j belonged 10 the Third Brigade Of that Di-
vision, and i know that we were on the front
line moving around the mountain, our right
resting on the Palisades, and that Of the Union
forces during that battle the white Star Di-
vision was first on the side Of the Mountain,
first in the fight, and first on the top of the
mountain. That honor can never be taken
from us, as history and the actual facts SUBJ
stantiate u.s. lstlll wear a White Star pin as a
badge of honor, and am pround of it. One Of its
honOrs is the fact that the white Star" was
first everywhere in the advance on Lookout
Mountain, as well as numerous other battle
fields. Comrade Blundin, stick 10 your text.
You need not surrender" now any more than
edid all through the war, for you are right, and
right must prevail. IL we were "Paper-Collar
Soldiers" we "a got there" all the same and at
this late day we will never surrender. If "All
Quiet on the Potomac" and "Star-r-r-r" was
flung at u.s. we were generally active enough in
time Of battle 30 90 where we were sent and TO
hold what we got, and we propose 10 hold il
yet, comrades Of the old White Star Division"
"Hhoop Ter up."-C. A. ToMPKINs, Co. L, 18th
n. Y, Glen Castle, N. Y.
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A Complex Case.

One Of the most widely known men In the
United States, particularly in the extending
circles Of Temperance organizations, is the Pro-
hibtiOn candidate at the recent electiUi; for
governor of the State Of New York, A. A. Hop
kins, ESQ., Of the City Of Rochester. He did
not receive sufficient votes 10 elect, but one
thing is certain, from the test Of his qualifca-
tions in the editorial chair Of very widely
circulated newspaper, he possesses the ability
10 have filled the position with credit had he
been chosen. The physicians TO whom he
writes the following letter, therefore, have rea-
son TO value ii highly as voluntary testimo-
NAL:
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and West; and had grown hopeless nearly all
together. You know how compiler was his case,
and how apparently beyond help, for he visited
you in person when but just able TO be of his
bed. You did not think him durable. Nor
can say that he was cured but he was amaz-
ingly helped. He tried the Compound Oxy-
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Last Spring he had become so well and strong
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and be gave il mp. He had regained his former
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Yours, etc, A. A. HOPKINS.
DIS. sTARKEY g. PALEY, 1929 Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pa, the dispensers Of this remark.
able curative agent will send without charge
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all desired information in regard 70 it., 10 any
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u havemetover 5Opeople Of dyspepsia by
Hoods sarsaparilla, saysa travelling merchant.
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THE "WIND-UP,"
The Last Campaign, that Closed at
AppOmattOx.
BY C. W. wILEs, 10TH N. Y. CAV, CORTLAND,
n. ".

Wednesday morning, March 90, 1866, found
the Cavalry Corps prepared TO abandon its COM
Portable Winter quarters on the Jerusalem
plank road and, under command of that best of
all cavalry officers, Sheridan, ready for the final
campaign of the war. Five days rations and
four days forage were distributed and each
man was supplied with all the ammunition he
could stow away The column took up its line
of march down the Jerusalem plank road and
thence across the country TO Reams's Station.
Just at night we reached Dinwiddie Court
house and went into camp.
The next day found us inactive, but support
ing the First Division OF Cavalry, who were
having some fighting in our front Having
changed camp a short distance we were COM
PEELED TO pass the night in a cornfield that had
been tTampled into a veritable mud hole. Rails
and backloads OF tobacco made places for US TO
sleep.
The next morning March BY we were ready
for business, but were not called upon until
about p. M. when we moved out, and after
several countermarches formed in small field.
Numbers i, and dismounted and No. 4 held
horses. Heavy firing was heard on our right.
While the dismounted men were forming i re-
member hearing a Confederate band over in
the woods
IN OUR FRONT PLAYING "DIXIE,"
while in our rear our bands discoursed National
airs Soon we were advanced down TO the edge
of the woods, near a rail fence, which we had
hardly reached when a volley of musketry
from an infantry line Of battle was poured into
our thin line Of cavalry, that nearly took them
of their feet. In very brief space of time we
were swept back across the field and into the
woods, where we made stand and checked tho
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1T WAS WARM.
suItry Experiences I'm the Trenches Before Vicks.
burg.


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: have often
thought Of trick played on the rebels by Col.
Lucas, of the 10th Ind, on the 22d Of May,
1863, the day we stormed the rebel works at
Nicksburg. He marched his regiment up aud
formed on the right of ours C1Sth Ind and
facing the enemy be ordered the front rank TO
take deliberate aim at the top Of the works and
the in the rank 10 give three yells 10 at
tract attention, as we had been keeping up such
a volley over their works that they dare not
show their heads The front rank was 10 NOW
them down and then the rear rank 20 step 10
the front with guns loaded and fire which they
did TO good purpose This was done repeat
eddy, and / am sure that many a Johnny bit
the dust. have always thought that the Colo
mel had been drinking hard cider that day, by
the way he acted. He was cute little fellow.
i well remember that during those hours we
remained before that rebel fort the Johnnies
dared not show their heads. Even IL a gun or
bayonet appeared above their works it was
smashed by a volley from our guns.
The Johnnies rolled in bales of cotton and
stopped the portfolios in their fort 10 prevent
our shooting through them, and lot of us were
sent back over a mile for cannon. Wehauled
up a brass cannon and ammunition. With this
we knocked the cotton bales away, but they
would roll them back Finally. we got tired of
this, and took cartridges, threw the balls away
and put the powder in our rifles. We then tore
pieces Of cloth from our shirt-tails and blouses,
rammed them down on the powder and fired at
the cotton bales, and in this way succeeded
in setting them on fire. The internal Corn
feds on the other side objected TO this, and
threw water over the cotton-bales and this
spoiled our fun. If the rebs had not shot so
high that day very few if any Of us would be
above ground to-day 10 tell any part of the
story. don't want any more of it in mine.
We Billy Nanks" got pretty ragged during
that trip around Nicksburg. After the battle Of
Champions Hill we captured Edwards Station,
and camped there all night. We found the
depot full of rebel knapsacks, and quite good
many of the boys dotted their ragged blue
and dOnued new gray suits. j had complete
rebel suit. A few days after our charge of the
22d of May the rebs allowed us to bury cur
dead, and during that time the Johnny rebs and
Billy Yanks mingled together. When the four
hours allowed us were about up, the rebel officers
began ordering their men back into their works.
One large rebel officer came up TO me, slapped me
on the shoulder, and said: "Get back into the
works" and passed on. Pretty soon he looked
around and noticed me still standing there
among the Yanks came up again and said
why don't you move back intoour linesi" and
our boys who knew me began TO laugh, as they
understood that my gray suit had gotten me
into this scrape. Finally one Of our officers
vOuched for my being in the employ of u. s
Grant.-A. Z. HENDERSON, Co. 4, 18th Ind,
Fargo, Oak.
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DOWN IN GEORGIA.
Those Skeletons by the ChattahOochee- Deaf
OF Capt. Cahill.


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Comrade Nc
Neil in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE of Dec. 16
tells of seeing the skeleton of a man suspended
from tree near the Chattahoochee River in
Georgia. / remember seeing the body, and
also two others some yards from the first, whose
heshless bones, suspended by the neck with
hickory bark, swung side by side from the
same limb OF small tree. The skeletons were
clothed in home-spun garb, such as were worn
by the people Of that section, and had evidently
been hanging there for some weeks, perhaps
months.
When the people living in the vicinity were
questioned regarding the bodies they said they
knew nothing about them. but believed they
were deserters from the rebel army, as several
of them had been caught in that neighborhood
some months before and evidently hung by
their captors. This was the belief among the
boys at the time, and the writer still thinks the
victims were Union men who had escaped from
the ranks of Gov. Browns Georgia Militia,
where they had been forced TO serve in q cause
they hated.
The reading Of Comrade McNeils letter has
recalled 10 my somewhat sluggish memory a
very sad death scene. that OF Capt Cahill, of
Co. +, 3lst Ohio. / saw him when he get upon
the breastworks in front of his company, and
watched him until he fell pierced through the
body with rebel bullet. We were lying be-
hind breastworks at the time in front of Kene-
saw Mountain keeping up desultory firing at
the enemy, who were returning the compliment
at short range. Capt. Cahill, without orders or
reason, so far as / know. got upon the works,
and with slow and measured steps, with hands
behind him, walked toward the left Of the line
As he reached the front of my company / said
to him:
Captain, you better get down or you will be
shot"
He made no reply, but kept on with his eyes
cast down, as was necessary in walking on top
of the works.
When he had reached about the center of the
| company he fell, rolling from the works on the
outside. Two boys from my company nearest
| him-I have forgotten their names-jumped
over the embankment and brought the body in
My recollection is that life was extinct by the
time he was gotten over tho works.
At this place the writer-I think IL was tho
next day after Capt. Cahill was kilIed-received
shot in the left ankle. The force of the ball
had evidently been broken, as it struck the
ankle joint, laying open the flesh and glancing
of. The wound was not bad one, but for a
time the pain was excruciating, and caused me
10 Jump Jim crow" to the great amusement
of the rascally boys, who enjoyed my antics
very mueh.-JAs. p. SHAW, Co. c, 3lst Ohio,
Portland, Ore
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only small squad of men for advance guard.
we heard firing in our front. Gen. Davis or
dered up the lst N. ]. and the LIST Pa, who
PASSED US AT GALLoP.
Forming line they gave the enemy mounted
charge in gallant style, driving them completely
back, so that we passed in safety with our
trophies. But the LIST N. J. met a sad loss in
the death of its brave and gallant Colonel,
Hugh Jainway, who fell while leading his men.
When near camp we met brigade of infantry
coming 10 our aid. Returning 10 our nights
camp We found the entire army had arrived
The next morning we encountered the enemy
near Sailors Creek. Closing around the Con-
federates and their wagon trains, the divisions
Of Crook, Custer and Devens cut off their adj
vance, while the Sixth Corps crossed upon their
rear. Their struggles 10 cut their way through
the enveloping cavalry lines were desperate,
but in vain, and when night closed over the
scene Gen. Ewell and G000 men were prisoners.
Twenty pieces of artillery were captured and
400 wagons destroyed. We rested for the night,
conscious that the end was near. We met but
little resistance from the rear-guard Of the
enemy the next day. The struggling and worn
out soldiers were found in great numbers-so
many, in fact that We made no attempt 20
gather them in. On our approach to FarmviIle
grand sight met our eyes. Almost at our feet
lay the beautiful town, with the Appomattox
River winding through it. Just below the vii
lage was the long, high railroad bridge span-
ming the river. This bridge was filled with
railroad cars and locomotives,
AND ALL on PRE-
As one span after another burned through the
mass fell into the river below. Beyond the
town was seen the retreating enemy. Our
battery was soon in position and shells were
thrown over the town into the fields and woods
beyond. Our regiment was ordered TO charge
into the town, but the only foe they found was
in the large hospitals filed with sick and
wounded Confederates-sad reminders Of the
many hard daysof fighting past.
Our command soon passed through the town
fording the river, which was up TO our horses
sides. We formed on the plain beyond and
| boiled coffee while other troops came up
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. / FOUND THEM"

Confederate advance. We soon discovered that
our left flank was threatened, and a portion of
our command swung back and faced to the left
The enemy now had covered the road in our
rear and cut of the retreat of our ambulance
and wounded men.
A correspondent of the New York Herald
who was with our regiment, doubted the re-
port that the enemy was on our left and rear,
and determined 10 ride back and see for him
self against the advice of the officers. Away
he galloped down the road and over a knoll,
when we heard three or four shots and he came
back with bullet in his shoulder. His first
remark was:
81 found them!"
Skirmishing was kept up for some time, and
Gus march TO the right. We halted in the rear
Of Dinwiddie Courthouse
BADLY BROKEN UP.
Nearly the entire night was consumed In rail-
lying the different regiments around their
colors. The next morning we marched past
the Courthouse and formed in an open field,
where we remained all day, while the divisions
OF Custer, Merritt and Ksutz with the assist
ance Of the infantry. fought and won the splen-
did victory Of Five Forks.
Monday, April 3, we marched over the bat
tlefeld Of Five Forks and ON TO Sutherland s
Station. Pushing on past the infantry we
started on the race for Appomattox. We
marched until midnight, and were on the war
path again the next morning at o'clock.
Marching in a southwesterly direction we
crossed the Danyille Railroad near huntsville
and bivouacked for the night near Jetersville.
April Dayis's Brigade, consisting of the LIST
Me-, LIST n. J., 10th n. Y. and, think, the LIST
Pa. Cav. left camp at daylight. Near Pains
vile we struck the rebel wagon trains, captur-
ing five pieces Of artillery and destroying about
$50 wagons. Some Of them were Lees head
quarter wagons. We also took many Confed-
crate battle-hags and other trophies and about
400 prisoners. With these and the captured
cannon we started back, our regiment being
ordered TO guard the prisoners and guns.
My diary shows that had two Confederate
officers in charge,-Capt. L. A. Semple and
Lieut.. Il. ii. Sims, of the Confederate States
Quartermaster Department.-botho OF them pol
ished gentlemen, who took their capture with
the best possible grace. On our return our
regiment took the advance with the prisoners
and guns, while the rest Of the brigade covered
the rear. When about half way to camp, with
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PROSPERITY ~ SoUTH CAROLINA.

INCREASE OF MANCFACrvRHs. FARN PHODtCTs
AND GENERAL BUSINESS.
CHARIE>rON. = G.. Jan. l.Ih, NecS and CpV'iT pub
fishes an elaborate review OF the agricultural
AMI industrial Development OF South Car
DINA during the Last year In an edi-
,oa analy sis il says manufactures the result,
magical and marvellous. The number OF manufacturing
establishments In the state has advanced from 1850 in
1860 to 3,242 IN 1886 The capital invested has in
>ed from So 93 756 to S2l .327970 The nbcg Of
hands employed 3337s In 1856 against 1901 "a 1860
and $40 in 1870" The value Of TIE products il
95l .J5l. The cotton mills give employ now 10
1850 persons
II IL estimated that the value Of agricultural and gar
den proluots 1856 ia 100 sol and the value OF
the corn alone nearly half he value OF the
crop longer king least In son,h Carolina.
Irish potatoes lead the list with value $50 per 10
as against ST. for In these hgdrs there is oid
ground for the doctrine which The NccS and Courier al.
yanced many years ago. viz That In M place In tho
world Is the gross product OF the soil large ppor
ton 10 the market value " the land Soah Carolina
Land which will produce ST. worth OF cotton he
can be bought IN South Carolina from - Si2 an
acre This wheat farming In tho West gold min
Ing for that matter The total revenue the people Of
the state LAS steadily Increased In spite %. tie Uniform
dee In market prices. The total Nauc 81 the farm
products the state last Siil0950I. This Is
very nearly much the value OF farm products IN
$50 Add agricultural products the products IN Differ
ent branches manufactures and products OF the mines
and auarris and II Is evident that the total OF
the p ope the three mst amount To 30
cen, more than the amount in 1860 when the slave
tenn supposed Ia make the etaie So prosperous mo
OF IL all Is almost amazing Taxing the pophla.
non OF south Carolina IO3.IOS la 1860 and llOOOoD
i'm ss6 the AVERAGE gross income each peIson the
state WAS ~ IN 1860 against S7Q IN 1856. There's
deep significance IN THESE hgues Which moreover axe
no account OF the mercantile business OF Tue state
We're the general business added, IT woGi be
reasonable say that the gross income OF the people Of
south Carolina, their means OF living ana Of SPENDING
considerably more than II Vas IN loOO.